A.) After reading from the final report on
IU’s “Mission Differentiation” statement, the committee pointed out that the
paragraph describing IUN’s mission (p. 48) was inadequate, and that it needed to
be revised.

B.) The committee agreed and said that the
revision should be brought before the Faculty Organization for consideration.

D.) She also noted that the report exhibited
inherent contradictions in its discussion of phasing out two-year degrees while
calling for more community service and a new School of Health and Human
Services.

The committee agreed and discovered a
contradiction on pp. 11 and 12, where eliminations had been discussed in the
context of tying funding with enrollment.

IV. Document on Research Released Time

A.) The committee agreed to table
discussion on this matter until arrival of the new Vice Chancellor.

V. General Education and Assessment Committee

A.) Professor Hass Birky asked that both the
General Ed and Assessment committees be combined. The committee agreed,
approved Hass Birky as chair of both committees and said that she could begin
research on these matters.

VI. Third Tier Programs – Vice Chancellor Dorothy Ige

A.) Ige announced that the IUN administration
is still considering whether to transfer MLT and RT to Ivy Tech.

B.) Tolhuizen asked if we are dropping these
programs.

C.) Ige responded that the Chancellor is
committed to finding these programs a “home.

D.) Tolhuizen asked if the administration
could give assurances to faculty that before making such decisions, it would
look at IUN task force recommendations for third-tier programs.

E.) She said that they would but reminded the
committee that the administration is now weighing the importance of faculty
salaries and program need.

F.) Pearson expressed her confusion about MLT
and RT programs being approved for Fall 2005 and discussions concerning
elimination, especially since surrounding community health institutions
expressed their dismay at such a policy.

G.) Ige reiterated that given the pressures of
balancing faculty salaries and program needs, along with recommendations by Dean
Rooda, MLT and RT will most likely be transferred to Ivy Tech.

H.) Bodmer asked where such decisions were
made.

I.) Ige responded that the administration
attended to the recommendations of Dean Rooda and she informed the committee
that officials at IUB believe that regional faculty decisions should “never
trump” the overall IU “Mission Differentiation.”

J.) Pointing to IUN’s commitment to “regional
vitality,” and to the large increases in population of Lake and Porter
counties, Lindmark objected to the elimination of allied health programs. He
also reminded the committee that decisions to eliminate programs should be made
by the IUN faculty Organization and not by a Deans Council.

K.) In support, Tolhuizen quoted from the IUN
Faculty Handbook, which says that change in course programs must be
brought up for a vote by IUN faculty.

L.) Hozo summarized a paragraph from
“Pragmatic Vision for IU Campuses” that stated IUN courses should support the
local community.

M.) Ige argued that low enrollment programs
are not profitable, and that average enrollment in MLT or RT has been around
nine students.

N.) Pearson reminded the committee that
enrollments in Allied Health are up and that 22 students enrolled in RT by
November will increase to 40.

O.) Ige insisted that we must view IUN in a
broader context, that we need to see our university as an “institution of
excellence with market feasibility.”

R.) Pearson brought the discussion back to
whether other programs are being considered for elimination.

S.) Ige responded that degrees in nursing and
business were being reviewed.

T.) Discussion concluded with Bodmer stating
that the committee remains unconvinced that the administration believes the
faculty should be consulted in the above matters, as the IUN Faculty Handbook
states.

VII. Strategic Outcomes 1 and 6: Professors
Lundberg and Klamen

A.) After distributing their draft document on
academic excellence, both professors asked for feedback by May 15.

VIII. Evaluation of the Centers: Professor
Lindmark

A.) Lindmark distributed the document “Review
Procedures for IUN Centers/Institutes,” and moved that this document be
forwarded to Chancellor Bergland.